List of political parties in Italy
In Italy, there is a multi-party system. This means that it is unlikely for any one party to gain a majority in the Italian parliament and so coalitions between several parties must be formed.
Major parties
Major parties are parties with representation in the Italian parliament.
Five Star Movement (Movimento 5 Stelle) - A party that promotes populism, environmentalism and direct democracy. It's leader Giuseppe Conte was a former Italian Prime Minister.
The People of Freedom (Il Popolo della Libertà) - A centre-right party that promotes liberal conservatism, Christian democracy and liberalism. It's leader Silvio Berlusconi is the Italian Prime Minister.
Democratic Party (Partito Democratico) - A centre-left party that promotes social democracy.
Northern League (Lega Nord) - A right-wing federalist party which wants to make the region of Italy called Padania an independent country.
Future and Freedom (Futuro e Libertà) - A centre-right party which promotes liberal conservatism and national conservatism.
Italy of Values (Italia dei Valori) - A centrist party which promotes populism and anti-corruption.
Union of Christian and Centre Democrats - A centrist party which promotes Christian democracy and social conservatism.
Minor parties
Having a minor representation in elective bodies with less than 4% of the vote in the 2008 general election:
- Italian Radicals (Radicali Italiani) - Liberal
- Alliance for Italy (Alleanza per l'Italia) - Centrist, Christian Democracy
- We the South (Noi Sud) - Centrist, Wants the South of Italy to become independent
- Movement for Autonomies (Movimento per le Autonomie) - Centrist, Christian democracy, More independence for Sicily
- The Populars of Italy Tomorrow (I Popolari di Italia Domani) - Christian democratic, Based in Sicily
- Left Ecology Freedom (Sinistra Ecologia Libertà) - Eco-socialism, communism
- Communist Refoundation Party (Partito della Rifondazione Comunista) - Communist
- Party of Italian Communists (Partito dei Comunisti Italiani) - Communist
- Populars for Italy (Popolari per l'Italia) - Christian democratic, Based in Sicily
- The Right (La Destra) - National conservatism, social conservatism, libertarianism
- Populars for the South (Popolari per il Sud) - Centrist
- Italian Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Italiano) - Centre-left, social democracy
- Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi) - Eco-socialism, Anti-globalisation, Pacificm
- Tricolour Flame (Fiamma Tricolore) - Fascism, nationalism
- Italian Republican Party (Partito Repubblicano Italiano) - Liberal
- European Republicans Movement (Movimento Repubblicani Europei) - Centre-left, social liberalism
- Italian Liberal Party (Partito Liberale Italiano) - Liberal
- Liberal Democrats (Liberal Democratici) - Centrism, Social liberalism
- White Rose (Rosa Bianca) - Centrism, Christian democracy
- Alliance of the Centre (Alleanza di Centro) - Christian democratic
- Workers' Communist Party (Partito Comunista dei Lavoratori) - Communism, Trotskyism
- New Force (Forza Nuova) - Fascism, nationalism, Third position economics
- Critical Left (Sinistra Critica) - Communism, Trotskyism
- Citizens' Political Movement (Movimento Politico dei Cittadini) - Left-wing, populist
- Italian Democratic Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Democratico Italiano) - Social democracy
- Libertarian Movement (Movimento Libertario) - Libertarianism
- Italian Union Movement (Movimento Unione Italiano) - Social liberalism